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noun
1.
the scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other such remains, especially those that have been excavated.
2.
Rare. ancient history; the study of antiquity.
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Archaeology
has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
| given to using long words. |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
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World English Dictionary
| archaeology or archeology (ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ) | |
| —n | |
| prehistory See also protohistory the study of man's past by scientific analysis of the material remains of his cultures | |
| [C17: from Late Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologia study of what is ancient, from arkhaios ancient (from arkhē beginning)] | |
| archeology or archeology | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Late Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologia study of what is ancient, from arkhaios ancient (from arkhē beginning)] | |
| archaeological or archeology | |
| —adj | |
| archeological or archeology | |
| —adj | |
| archaeo'logically or archeology | |
| —adv | |
| archeo'logically or archeology | |
| —adv | |
| archae'ologist or archeology | |
| —n | |
| arche'ologist or archeology | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
archaeology
c.1600, "ancient history," from Fr. archéologie, from Gk. arkhaiologia "the study of ancient things," from arkhaios "ancient," from arkhe "beginning" (see archon). Meaning "scientific study of ancient peoples" first recorded 1837. Related: Archaeologist (1824).
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
archaeology or archeology  (är'kē-ŏl'ə-jē) Pronunciation Key
The scientific study of past human life and culture by the examination of physical remains, such as graves, tools, and pottery. |
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
archaeology [(ahr-kee-ol-uh-jee)]The recovery and study of material objects, such as graves, buildings, tools, artworks, and human remains, to investigate the structure and behavior of past cultures. Archaeologists rely on physical remains as clues to the emergence and development of human societies and civilizations. Anthropologists, by contrast, to interact with living people to study their cultures.
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